Concrete tie.



PATENTED JUNE' 4, 1907.

M. E. WOODBURY.

CONCRETE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 155,111.11,l 1907.

A TTORNE Ys vciency.

UNITED l STATES PATENT' FFICE;

MANLEY'E. wooDBUnY, or BowLiNGfGREENoH-io.

CONCRETE TBE. l

Specification of Letters Patent. l

Patented June 4, 1907.

Appunti-Danse March 11. 19o?. l serial in. 361,748;

VTo fr/ZZ zoll/0m it imag/concern: v

Be it known that I, MANLEY E. Woon- BURY, a` citizen of theUnitedStates, residing at Bowling Green, in the county of Nood andAState of Chio, have invented a new and useful Concrete Tie of which thefollowing isa specification. i

This invention relates to concrete rail-way ties and has for itsobjectto provide a strong,

durable tie whichwill eifectually resist lonsection disposed inalinement. with the enlarged end of an adjacent section thereby to fornia strong'` durable foundation or bed for the rails.

A siill further object of the invention is to generally improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility,'durability andefii-Further' objects and advantages will appear in the followingdescription, it being understood that various changes in form,proportions and niinor details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is atop plan view of a road bed constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the linelf"2 Fig. F ig. 3 is a perspective view partly in section of one of theblocks showing the manner of reinforcing and strengtheningthe sa me.

Sinilar numerals of reference indicate cor-k responding parts in all ofthe figures of the drawiilrs.

The improved rail-way tie forming the subject nm ter of the presentinvention includes two sections 5 and Geach preferably in the forni ol'a trapezoid, and constructed of ceinent, concrete or other plasticmaterial.

The lower face 7 ol' each block is preferably' smooth and unobstructedto form a flat bear,-

ing surface for engagement with'the road-bedl while the upper face ofthe block is formed with av transverse seating groove or recess 8 '6ofor the reception ofthe rails 9.

The blocks lare preferably reinforced and :strengthened by the provisionof diagonallydisposed corrugated reinforcing rods lOwhich intersect atthe center of the block' and have their opposite ends bent downwardly toform depending arms 11 terminating'in laterally.

extending anchoring members '12.

The arin's 11 and anchoring members 12,v

are preferably disposed at the corners of the block so as'to prevent thecement or other plastic material forming the bodyof said block fromcracking or disintegrating when subjected to longitudinal and' lateralstrains incident to the passage of cars and other railway rolling stock.

The recesses in some of the tie sections are wider `than the recesses inadjacent sections and are ierced by vertically d-isposed openings 13 orthe reception of rods or-bolts 14.

The rods or bolts 14 are'provide'dA with terminal clamps 15 having theiredges inclined or beveled, as indicated at 16 to conform to the base ofthe adjacent rail so that by tightening the clamping nuts-.17 themembers 15 will be clamped in engagement with the rail and thuseectually prevent accidental disv-placement of the saine.

Attention is here called to the fact that the bolts 14 are disposed oneon each sideoffthe intersection of the reinforcing rods 10 so that thecement wedged between the reinforcing 'rods will form a iir'm anchoragefor the fasteningdevices 1 4.

Extended transversely across-the rails at eachcross tie is a brace rod18 having its opposite ends threaded and extended through suitableperforations 19 formed in the web of the adjacent rail, there beingclamping nuts20 engaging'the threads on the brace rods 18 and bearingagainst the adjacent face of the web for locking the braces in positionon the rails.

n `It will thus be seen that the transverse braces 18 serve as a meansfor connecting the block sections of each cross tie and also as a meansfor properly spacing the rails.

In constructing the road bed the block sections 5 and 6 are preferably.positioned beneath the rails with the reduced end of one'section disosed in alinement with the enlarged end o an adjacent section therebyforming a firm, solid foundation for the rails.

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fodevice will be readily Aunderstood by those is claimed is: I

1. A rail-Way tie including a plurality of trapezoidal sections havingtheir adjacent Vends spaced apart and their upper faces formed withseating grooves for the receptionor` the rails, and brace rodsconnecting othe rails andserving to maintain the tie sections in spacedrelation. j

2. A rail-WayT tie-including apluralitjT of -trapezoidal concretesections having their inner ends spaced apart and each having a 5 flatbase and provided withl a transverse seating groove for the reception ofthe ad- .jacent'raiL and braces connectingsaid rails and-serving tomaintain the tie sections in spaced relation` .3. rail-Way tie includinga plurality of trapezoidal concrete sections reinforced by ,diagonalstrengthening rods and 'having seating` grooves formed in their upperfaces for the reception of the adjacent rails, and trans- 3 5 versebraces connecting the rails and serving Vto maintain the tie sections inspaced relation.

4. A rail-way tie including a pluralityof trapezoidal concrete sectionshaving trans- 40 verse grooves formed in their upperfaces for thereception of adjacent rails, intersecting reinforcing rods 'embedded ineach section and having their opposite ends b ent downw WardliT andthence extended inwardly to 4 5. form ,laterally projecting anchoringmembers,

transverse brace 'rods extending through openings formed in the Web ofthe rail and having their opposite ends threaded, and

ing the rails and serving to maintain the tie sections in spacedrelation. l g

6. Aroad construction including aplurality of' cross ties'each'forinedof trape zoidal sections spaced apart andv provided With seating re#cesses for-the reception of the rails, said tie sections being 'laidwith the enlarged end of 'one section disposed in alinement withthercduced end of an adjacentsection, and transverse braces connecting therails and serving to maintain the sections of the several ties in spacedrelation. j

7. A road construction including a pluralitv oi cross ties each formedof trapezoidal sections spaced transverselyv and provided with seatinggrooves for the reception of the rails, some of the vseating groovesbeing wider than other and intersected by vertical openings, said tiesections being laid with the enlarged end of one section disposed inalinenient with the reduced'end of an adjacent section, brace rodsconnecting thi` rails and serving to maintain the sections ofearh tie inspaced relation, and fastening devices passing through the openings insonic oi thc tie sectionsand engaging the base of an adjaseating groove.j

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing as niv own, I have heretoailixed mv signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

y vMANLEB. E. WOODBURY.

Witnesses: A

GUY C. NEARING, -ZoLA BnrsnrN.

cent rail for locking said rail in the adjaceniv

